Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a condition that gradually destroys the body's immune defense system and makes the body vulnerable to opportunistic diseases.
Allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic disease in the U.S. About one out of every five children suffers from allergies. The capacity to become allergic is an inherited characteristic.
About one in every 2000 new born babies will have some form of a limb deficiency; it may be absent parts of fingers or toes, complete absence of all four limbs or something inbetween.
Anemia is a common blood disorder that occurs when there is a reduction in the number of healthy, circulating red blood cells, the amount of hemoglobin (contained in the red blood cells), or the volum
Aphasia is a language disorder that results from damage to the portion of the brain that is dominant for language. For most people, this is the left side of the brain.